Design and Production Showcase

Explore Morgan Crane's evolving design and production work.

Textile Design

In fall of 2024, I designed several textile prints alongside research of historical design aesthetics. For many of these designs I drew from the Rococo and Victorian eras of the 18th and 19th century as well as some mid-century motifs and patterns.

As well as the creation of digital fabric mock up designs, by the end of the semester I had the opportunity to make an engineered print for a pair of pants using a large format textile printer.

With a dress pant pattern that complemented my print, I clipped the print into the pattern. Then used various illustrator tools to aligned and scale the print until it matched on the side seams and inseam.

Engineered prints are a great way to save ink and fabric as optimize you pattern pieces in digital spaces before transferring them to fabric and cutting and sewing.

Engineered Print

Leather Work

The laser cutting machine was an amazing tool to get to know. It was one of my favorite tools to use throughout this semester. I really tested its limits with the intricacy of my graphic and it blew past my expectations.

The purpose of this project was to use a laser cutter to cut out and decorate a functional wallet.

I used the prototyping labs laser cutter to etch a graphic I designed from my textile design library. I also used common wallet hand sewing and finishing techniques to construct and finish the wallet.

My wallet is a bifold with one large compartment for bills and four interior card pockets. A tri layered card pocket on the right and one on the left. The outer surface of the wallet features a cross stitch looking flower repeating pattern that is engraving in the leather's surface.

I had the opportunity in the fall of 2025 to learn traditional pattern making. To develop products the foundational understanding of patterns and construction is very much needed. This is knowledge that product development students did not have access to before this year so I was very excited to hear it was available.

One of our final projects was a lined jacket of any kind. I usually start my design process with some historical inspiration. I believe it's important to explore and pay homage to how creators of the past approached whatever craft it is you are learning.

I looked at a WWII jacket for the inspiration for the collar. I then pivoted from there and looked at a 70s sports jacket for the silhouette and design lines.

Pattern Making

This is the first muslin mock up, testing my pattern, giving me an understanding of the fit, as well as giving me practice of the sewing techniques necessary for the final jacket.

The final jacket, in waxed burnt red 100% cotton canvas. Lined with a 100% cotton plaid suiting material.